''Finally We Are No One'' is the second

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by Icelandic band

Múm Múm (stylized in lowercase) () is an Icelandic indietronica band whose music is characterized by soft vocals, electronic glitch beats and effects, and a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments. History The band was formed in ...

. It was released on 20 May 2002 by

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. In Iceland, the

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label released ''Loksins erum við engin'', a limited edition of ''Finally We Are No One'' featuring alternate versions of the album's songs recorded in the

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Production

Múm worked on ''Finally We Are No One'' in Galtarviti, a lighthouse in the

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. Inside the lighthouse, the band composed songs for the album, which they subsequently recorded in a studio. Explaining why they decided to work in Galtarviti, Múm member

Gunnar Örn Tynes Gunnar Örn Tynes is a founding member of the Icelandic experimental band múm. He is also a producer and a recording engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live ...

said:

Critical reception

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'' critic James Kelleher described ''Finally We Are No One'' as "a luscious 56-minute lullaby for troubled heads, sung quietly and played with delicate precision." '' Q'' found the album "utterly unique" and highlighted Múm's "curious combination of bright-eyed playfulness and maudlin moods", while in ''

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'',

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commented that the band "find majestic sounds in unlikely places." Cam Lindsay of ''

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'' wrote, "Glitches, moody organs and slow, heavy beats are thrown all over the place, mixed in with some of the most magical sounds, which seem as though they are covered in pixie dust." ''

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''s Mark Richardson said that a few songs "grate with their simple-minded sweetness", but "a handful of others are excellent." In 2016, ''

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'' ranked ''Finally We Are No One'' at number 11 on its list of the 50 best

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albums.

Track listing

All tracks are written by

Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason (born 1977) is a founding member of Icelandic experimental band múm, and has been a part-time member of other Icelandic bands such as Benni Hemm Hemm, Singapore Sling, Slowblow, Andhéri, Skakkamanage, FM ...

Gyða Valtýsdóttir Gyða Valtýsdóttir (born 5 January 1982) is an Icelandic musician and multi-instrumentalist and winner of the 2019 Nordic Council Music Prize. She was an original member of the experimental music group Múm and has released four full-length solo ...

and

Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir (born 5 January 1982), also known as Kría Brekkan, is an Icelandic vocalist and classically trained multi-instrumentalist. She is best known as a former frontwoman of múm, and later on for collaborating with former ...

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Additional musicians * Helga Þóra Björgvinsdóttir – violin and viola on "I Can't Feel My Hand Any More, It's Alright, Sleep Still" * Anna Hugadóttir – violin and viola on "I Can't Feel My Hand Any More, It's Alright, Sleep Still" * Orri Jónsson – organ * Ingrid Karlsdóttir – violin and viola on "I Can't Feel My Hand Any More, It's Alright, Sleep Still" * Samuli Kosminen – drums, percussion * Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson – trumpet Production * Orri Jónsson –

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Valgeir Sigurðsson Valgeir Sigurðsson (born 18 June 1971) is an Icelandic record producer, mixer, composer, audio engineer and musician. Biography Coming from a musical background, Valgeir's fascination with recording technology led to a job in a small recordin ...

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